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Scotland becomes first part of UK to approve new drug to treat cervical cancer

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of the drug pembrolizumab to treat those patients with persistent or recurrent cervical…

The National (Scotland)

New drug for cervical cancer patients approved for use in NHS in Scotland

Scotland is the first part of the UK where patients with advanced cervical cancer can access pembrolizumab on the NHS.

The Independent UK

Experts warn of electoral law ‘loophole’ after claims Hancock Prospecting funds ended up with Liberal party

Many corporate subscribers to major parties’ business forums are not required to declare payments, though some choose to

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Deal sees payment flow from Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting to Liberal Party

Gina Rinehart's company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, was behind a $150,000 payment to the Liberal Party, transferred via a third party, and not declared by the mining giant.

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Bond girl ‘being painted as a diva’ in court battle over failed film

Bond actress is suing production company White Lantern Films

The Independent UK

Eva Green portrayed as ‘diva’ to shift blame for film collapse, high court hears

Actor is suing White Lantern Films and SMC Speciality finance for fee for A Patriot but two firms are countersuing

The Guardian - UK

Katharine Birbalsingh quits as UK government’s social mobility chair

Britain’s strictest headteacher admitted her outspoken views meant she was ‘doing more harm than good’

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NHS approves cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients in Scotland

Sativex is an oral spray treatment taken in combination with a patient's current treatment.

Daily Record

Cannabis-based medicine among drugs approved for use in Scotland

A cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients has been accepted for use on the NHS in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Scots woman suffering crippling MS symptoms celebrates approval of cannabis drug

Lillias Rapson has been battling the symptoms of MS since she was 13 but is now able to live a more normal life

Daily Record

Cannabis-based medicine approved for use in Scotland for those living with MS

A CANNABIS-BASED medicine has been approved for use for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

2 Senior ISIS Members Killed in Iraqi Strikes on Hamrin Mountains

Two senior ISIS commanders were killed in an Iraqi air strike in the Hamrin Mountain range, in the Salah al-Din province, announced the Iraqi Security Media Cell (SMC) on Saturday. The operation was carried out based on intelligence information provided by the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency (FIIA) at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IIM-K, Suzuki Motor Corporation join hands

MoU signed to strategise 2050 Vision roadmap for global automotive giant

The Hindu

Social mobility must be at ‘the heart’ of levelling up, Government tsar says

A new framework has been developed to understand ‘the reasons why social mobility happens, when it happens and why some people buck the trend’.

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Meet the UK Government tsar who wants working-class kids to aim lower

The new chair of the UK Government’s independent Social Mobility Commission (SMC), headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh, will call for working-class…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Army Kills 3 Terrorists in Diyala

Three terrorists were killed in two airstrikes launched by Iraqi forces within the Diyala Operations Sector, the Iraqi Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a statement on Sunday. “Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out two airstrikes killing three terrorists and injuring another, in addition to destroying a cave in the…

Glasgow Live

New cancer and weight loss drugs among six medicines approved for use in Scotland

Venetoclax has been given the go-ahead for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) by the Scottish Medicines Consortium - and will mean those diagnosed with the condition will not have to undergo chemotherapy.

The Independent UK

New treatment available on NHS to ulcerative colitis sufferers in Scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved the new tablet called filgotinib.

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Daily Record

HRT drug for women in menopause to be reconsidered for use in Scotland

A documentary by Davina McCall on Channel 4 this week revealed that the drug Utrogestan was not generally prescribed by GPs in Scotland.

Daily Record

Advice published for three new medical treatments in Scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) issued the advice for Libmeldy, Venclyxto and Rinvoq.

The Hindu

All PHCs in Tamil Nadu to plant at least 200 saplings, says Health Minister

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Bangkok Post

State banking on EECi to overcome middle-income trap

The government has high hopes the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) will play a key role in helping Thailand develop its own technology to escape the middle-income trap.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SAMF Signs Sponsorship Contract for Formula 1 stc Saudi Grand Prix

The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) has announced the signing of a sponsorship agreement with Bank Albilad to become a strategic sponsor of Formula 1 Race in the Kingdom, through Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC). The agreement was signed in Riyadh between Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman…

The Hindu

School Education Department to launch campaign on SMCs in govt. schools

Women to get priority in the constitution of these committees

The Independent UK

Breast cancer drugs cleared for use in Scotland are ‘leap forward’, says charity

Baroness Delyth Morgan, of Breast Cancer Now, said the two drugs brought hope to patients suffering with an incurable form of the disease.

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